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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Brett Weitz Exits As Head Of Content, Talent & Brand Sales For X
EXCLUSIVE: Brett Weitz has departed X where he served as Global Head of Content, Talent and Brand Sales since September 2023. The former General Manager Of TNT, TBS & truTV was a driving force behind X's Originals group. Amid ongoing turbulence and controversies surrounding the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, Weitz and his team developed and launched 15 original series, with a focus on sports and lifestyle. They include All In: Boston Celtics, which followed the Boston super squad through their championship journey, and The Off Season, a documentary-style series showcasing the off-season training of 11 NWSL players. More from Deadline Elon Musk Says His AI Firm Has Acquired X In All-Stock Deal Valuing Social Media Platform At $33 Billion Elon Musk Says X Is Under "Massive" Cyberattack As Platform Suffers Multiple Outages Stephen King Praises Maine Gov. Janet Mills For "Standing Up To The Bully" Trump Over Trans Rights Weitz also led X into the video podcast space with Khloé Kardashian's Khloé in Wonderland and other projects in the pipeline. Additionally, he worked closely with major leagues, studios, and production companies on brand engagement with an emphasis on real-time, reactive partnerships. It is unclear yet what Weitz will do next; he may stay in the area of connecting creators to consumers. As for his role at X, it likely won't be filled, with his responsibilities divided up, I hear. Before joining X, Weitz, a respected veteran TV executive, spent 14 years at Turner, rising to General Manager Of TNT, TBS, & truTV. Best of Deadline Streamer Subscription Prices And Tiers – Everything To Know As Prices Increase And Ads Abound 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Stefan Weitz, experienced healthcare investor and entrepreneur, joins HDAI board of directors
BOSTON, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI), a HealthTech company focused on addressing the US's looming healthcare crisis with actionable, responsible AI tools, announced the appointment of Stefan Weitz to the company's board of directors. Stefan Weitz, currently CEO and co-founder of HumanX and a veteran of Microsoft with 18 years of experience, has led billion-user technologies, including while also pioneering strategic initiatives in online platforms and cybersecurity. He brings to HDAI a deep understanding of technology trends and a talent for transforming concepts into thriving ventures. "Stefan's creative energy and deep experience building successful technology and event companies is a great add to our board," explains Nassib Chamoun, Founder and CEO of HDAI. "I am thrilled to have him at the table as we enter a major growth period for the company." HDAI has built the first-in-class Intelligent Health Management System, HealthVision™, an integrated enterprise AI and analytics solution that enables better care for patients, reduced clinician burden, and improved system economics. HealthVision is a suite of products that AI-enable existing workflows for inpatient and outpatient care optimization and revenue-cycle enhancement. HDAI leverages its predictive models to find the right patients and enroll them in the right workflows and delivers risk profiles and chart summaries to reduce the EHR burden for clinicians. "I am unbelievably excited to join the board of HDAI – I believe they are the only one that can solve the multifactor healthcare crisis in the US. From provider burnout to health system reimbursements, patient care quality to radically improved outcomes – HDAI's vision, their unparalleled access to data, their years of quiet but incredibly complex systems work will positively impact the entire health ecosystem from hospitals to value-based care organizations and payers," notes Weitz. "Healthcare, and AI specifically, is finally at that point where the right solution, applied to the right problem can bend the curve on out-of-control healthcare expenditures and preventable bad outcomes. I don't think I've ever been so bullish on a product in my 25 years of building – I am so happy to be a small part of the solution." At Microsoft, Mr. Weitz built technologies used by 1B people across the planet and then successfully sold the second largest independent eCommerce company in North America. He is also a best-selling author on technology as magic, a multi-patent holder and a successful angel investor. He serves on several corporate and non-profit boards and is active in Endeavor Global, a non-profit dedicated to incubating high-impact startups in developing markets. About Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) HDAI, a HealthTech company, has created the first Intelligent Health Management System, HealthVision™ to improve the health of individuals and populations. Powered by a unique combination of predictive analytics and generative AI, HealthVision allows clinicians to work smarter, not harder, making it possible to efficiently deliver proactive, precise, and patient-centered care. For more information, please visit: and on LinkedIn at Company contact: Carola Endicott, 617-314-6135 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Health Data Analytics Institute Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
PGA Tour contemplates announcing fines as part of study into slow play
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is taking a hard look at whether to allow rangefinders and publicize violations as part of a comprehensive study on pace of play and other enhancements to the game that have come out of a survey of 50,000 golf fans. Tour officials were purposely short on specifics Wednesday during a meeting with reporters on the 'Fan Forward' initiative that Commissioner Jay Monahan announced a year ago. He is expected to go into greater detail at The Players Championship in March. But the preview session at Pebble Beach supported Monahan's message late last year that 'everything is on the table' as the PGA Tour embarks on a series of changes. 'I think as we roll the clock forward three, five, 10 years, we're going to look back at 2025 as an inflection point in the evolution of the tour,' said Andy Weitz, the tour's chief marketing and communications officer. He said part of that was capital growth from the investment of Strategic Sports Group, which put $1.5 billion into PGA Tour Enterprise with the potential to double the amount. Fenway Sports Group, a big part of SSG, has Theo Epstein as a senior advisor. Epstein, former general manager of the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, worked with Major League Baseball on recent changes that include a pitch clock and larger bases to encourage more stealing. The shot clock has been mentioned to help improve pace of play on tour, and the topic has gained momentum in recent weeks when the final round of threesomes has taken about 5 1/2 hours to finish. Weitz said the tour formed a study group a month ago with three players — Sam Burns, Jhonattan Vegas and Adam Schenk — who likely would pass their findings to the Players Advisory Council, a 16-member panel that has been more involved than ever. Rangefinders — or distance measuring devices — currently are allowed only at the PGA Championship. The tour is trying to find a spot in the schedule for a test run to see if it helps speed play by getting players the yardages quicker. Gary Young, the senior vice president of rules and competition, said the sample tests could be at signatures events that have smaller fields, or perhaps a tournament like the Zurich Classic that features team competition. The potential of disclosing violations would be a break from PGA Tour tradition. The tour is different from most other sports leagues in that it has never disclosed fines, disciplinary action or violations that relate to pace of play. The tour long felt that would be little more than a distraction. What it heard from fans was a need for more transparency. 'I think there's a real moment now for that all to be looked at,' PGA Tour President Tyler Dennis said. Weitz said the discussion has met with little resistance from players. He had breakfast Wednesday morning with Max Homa and said Homa told him, 'We want to hold each other accountable, and we want to play in a way that is the best version of the fan experience.' Another example to help speed play was the use of a video review center at the new PGA Tour Studios in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. All of the changes came from the 'Fan Forward' program, which included a survey that grew out of a fan council started in 2017. An outside agency helped the tour reach 50,000 fans who were surveyed in three waves. The topics: — Broadcast enhancement, much of it geared around showing more shots, more meaningful consequences (such as the 36-hole cut) and fewer tap-ins. — Competition adjustments, which includes the tour studying another change to the format in the Tour Championship. Depending on player feedback, a proposal could go before the policy board as early as March. 'If we can get alignment between one concept, then we'll do it as early as '25. If it is, 'Yes, we love this idea but,' and there needs more conversation, it'll have to be '26 because there will be more to work through,' said Billy Schroeder, senior vice president of competitions. — Player content and profile. Weitz said for the ages 18-34 demographic, fans were most interested in personality on the course, and then off the course, and lastly competitive performance. — Fan experience on the golf course, and what golf can learn from other sports in which the entire playing field can't be seen from one spot. Formula One was an example of that. The tour already has gone through player-driven changes in recent years, such as the $20 million signature events with smaller fields and no cuts, reducing field sizes in 2026 and lowering to 100 players from 125 players in FedEx Cup who keep full cards. More changes could be on the way, some of them already being studied. 'If the voice of the fans is at the center of what we do, we're on the right path,' Weitz said. ___ AP golf:
Fox Sports
29-01-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
PGA Tour contemplates announcing fines as part of study into slow play
Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is taking a hard look at whether to allow rangefinders and publicize violations as part of a comprehensive study on pace of play and other enhancements to the game that have come out of a survey of 50,000 golf fans. Tour officials were purposely short on specifics Wednesday during a meeting with reporters on the 'Fan Forward' initiative that Commissioner Jay Monahan announced a year ago. He is expected to go into greater detail at The Players Championship in March. But the preview session at Pebble Beach supported Monahan's message late last year that 'everything is on the table' as the PGA Tour embarks on a series of changes. 'I think as we roll the clock forward three, five, 10 years, we're going to look back at 2025 as an inflection point in the evolution of the tour,' said Andy Weitz, the tour's chief marketing and communications officer. He said part of that was capital growth from the investment of Strategic Sports Group, which put $1.5 billion into PGA Tour Enterprise with the potential to double the amount. Fenway Sports Group, a big part of SSG, has Theo Epstein as a senior advisor. Epstein, former general manager of the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, worked with Major League Baseball on recent changes that include a pitch clock and larger bases to encourage more stealing. The shot clock has been mentioned to help improve pace of play on tour, and the topic has gained momentum in recent weeks when the final round of threesomes has taken about 5 1/2 hours to finish. Weitz said the tour formed a study group a month ago with three players — Sam Burns, Jhonattan Vegas and Adam Schenk — who likely would pass their findings to the Players Advisory Council, a 16-member panel that has been more involved than ever. Rangefinders — or distance measuring devices — currently are allowed only at the PGA Championship. The tour is trying to find a spot in the schedule for a test run to see if it helps speed play by getting players the yardages quicker. Gary Young, the senior vice president of rules and competition, said the sample tests could be at signatures events that have smaller fields, or perhaps a tournament like the Zurich Classic that features team competition. The potential of disclosing violations would be a break from PGA Tour tradition. The tour is different from most other sports leagues in that it has never disclosed fines, disciplinary action or violations that relate to pace of play. The tour long felt that would be little more than a distraction. What it heard from fans was a need for more transparency. 'I think there's a real moment now for that all to be looked at,' PGA Tour President Tyler Dennis said. Weitz said the discussion has met with little resistance from players. He had breakfast Wednesday morning with Max Homa and said Homa told him, 'We want to hold each other accountable, and we want to play in a way that is the best version of the fan experience.' Another example to help speed play was the use of a video review center at the new PGA Tour Studios in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. All of the changes came from the 'Fan Forward' program, which included a survey that grew out of a fan council started in 2017. An outside agency helped the tour reach 50,000 fans who were surveyed in three waves. The topics: — Broadcast enhancement, much of it geared around showing more shots, more meaningful consequences (such as the 36-hole cut) and fewer tap-ins. — Competition adjustments, which includes the tour studying another change to the format in the Tour Championship. Depending on player feedback, a proposal could go before the policy board as early as March. 'If we can get alignment between one concept, then we'll do it as early as '25. If it is, 'Yes, we love this idea but,' and there needs more conversation, it'll have to be '26 because there will be more to work through,' said Billy Schroeder, senior vice president of competitions. — Player content and profile. Weitz said for the ages 18-34 demographic, fans were most interested in personality on the course, and then off the course, and lastly competitive performance. — Fan experience on the golf course, and what golf can learn from other sports in which the entire playing field can't be seen from one spot. Formula One was an example of that. The tour already has gone through player-driven changes in recent years, such as the $20 million signature events with smaller fields and no cuts, reducing field sizes in 2026 and lowering to 100 players from 125 players in FedEx Cup who keep full cards. More changes could be on the way, some of them already being studied. 'If the voice of the fans is at the center of what we do, we're on the right path,' Weitz said. ___ AP golf:
Associated Press
29-01-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
PGA Tour contemplates announcing fines as part of study into slow play
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is taking a hard look at whether to allow rangefinders and publicize violations as part of a comprehensive study on pace of play and other enhancements to the game that have come out of a survey of 50,000 golf fans. Tour officials were purposely short on specifics Wednesday during a meeting with reporters on the 'Fan Forward' initiative that Commissioner Jay Monahan announced a year ago. He is expected to go into greater detail at The Players Championship in March. But the preview session at Pebble Beach supported Monahan's message late last year that 'everything is on the table' as the PGA Tour embarks on a series of changes. 'I think as we roll the clock forward three, five, 10 years, we're going to look back at 2025 as an inflection point in the evolution of the tour,' said Andy Weitz, the tour's chief marketing and communications officer. He said part of that was capital growth from the investment of Strategic Sports Group, which put $1.5 billion into PGA Tour Enterprise with the potential to double the amount. Fenway Sports Group, a big part of SSG, has Theo Epstein as a senior advisor. Epstein, former general manager of the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, worked with Major League Baseball on recent changes that include a pitch clock and larger bases to encourage more stealing. The shot clock has been mentioned to help improve pace of play on tour, and the topic has gained momentum in recent weeks when the final round of threesomes has taken about 5 1/2 hours to finish. Weitz said the tour formed a study group a month ago with three players — Sam Burns, Jhonattan Vegas and Adam Schenk — who likely would pass their findings to the Players Advisory Council, a 16-member panel that has been more involved than ever. Rangefinders — or distance measuring devices — currently are allowed only at the PGA Championship. The tour is trying to find a spot in the schedule for a test run to see if it helps speed play by getting players the yardages quicker. Gary Young, the senior vice president of rules and competition, said the sample tests could be at signatures events that have smaller fields, or perhaps a tournament like the Zurich Classic that features team competition. The potential of disclosing violations would be a break from PGA Tour tradition. The tour is different from most other sports leagues in that it has never disclosed fines, disciplinary action or violations that relate to pace of play. The tour long felt that would be little more than a distraction. What it heard from fans was a need for more transparency. 'I think there's a real moment now for that all to be looked at,' PGA Tour President Tyler Dennis said. Weitz said the discussion has met with little resistance from players. He had breakfast Wednesday morning with Max Homa and said Homa told him, 'We want to hold each other accountable, and we want to play in a way that is the best version of the fan experience.' Another example to help speed play was the use of a video review center at the new PGA Tour Studios in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. All of the changes came from the 'Fan Forward' program, which included a survey that grew out of a fan council started in 2017. An outside agency helped the tour reach 50,000 fans who were surveyed in three waves. The topics: — Broadcast enhancement, much of it geared around showing more shots, more meaningful consequences (such as the 36-hole cut) and fewer tap-ins. — Competition adjustments, which includes the tour studying another change to the format in the Tour Championship. Depending on player feedback, a proposal could go before the policy board as early as March. 'If we can get alignment between one concept, then we'll do it as early as '25. If it is, 'Yes, we love this idea but,' and there needs more conversation, it'll have to be '26 because there will be more to work through,' said Billy Schroeder, senior vice president of competitions. — Player content and profile. Weitz said for the ages 18-34 demographic, fans were most interested in personality on the course, and then off the course, and lastly competitive performance. — Fan experience on the golf course, and what golf can learn from other sports in which the entire playing field can't be seen from one spot. Formula One was an example of that. The tour already has gone through player-driven changes in recent years, such as the $20 million signature events with smaller fields and no cuts, reducing field sizes in 2026 and lowering to 100 players from 125 players in FedEx Cup who keep full cards. More changes could be on the way, some of them already being studied. 'If the voice of the fans is at the center of what we do, we're on the right path,' Weitz said. ___
